Registration Time: 13:15
Sessions Time: 13:30 - 16:45  including a 15-minute break
Speaker: Ms Ingrid Azzopardi
Venue:   Online Webinar

Participation Fees 
MIA Members: €40.00
Non-MIA Members: €75.00
Retired Members: €20.00
Students: €30.00

*Group bookings for 3 or more participants available.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Internal audit functions are increasingly expected to do more with less. Most Internal Audit Functions face the problem of resources either because the skill set is hard to find or due to constraints in budgets. This session explores how an Internal Audit Function can address the limitation of available resources by adopting lean and agile methodologies in an effort to become more efficient and effective. This can be done by focusing on what matters to continuously improve the value added which an Internal Audit Function can contribute to an organisation.

SPECIFIC TOPICS TO BE COVERED DURING THE SESSION

• An Introduction to Lean Auditing
• Background Information
• Key Principles
• Lean Auditing in Practice
• The Different Audit stages
• Benefits to Reap

Why is the session of relevance to our members?

Attendees will discover how by applying lean and agile practices, Internal Audit Functions can become more impactful. This can be done by changes in mindset and the way work is performed.

Target Audience

Heads of Internal Audits, Internal Auditors, Audit Committee Members, Management interested in audit efficiency, Risk Officers and Students.

Speaker's Profile

Ingrid Azzopardi heads the Internal Audit Function at Tumas Group, having led GO’s Internal Audit Unit for over 30 years. She has a Master in Accountancy, holds a CPA Warrant and the Practising Certificate in Auditing. and is also a Chartered Director. She sits on the Board of Bank of Valletta and has held board positions at the Housing Authority, Teatru Manoel, the Mediterranean Conference Centre, HSBC Life Assurance Company and HSBC Bank, Malta. At the latter two entities as an Independent Non-Executive Director she also chaired the Audit and Risk Committees. She is a Fellow of the Malta Institute of Accountants and the UK Institute of Directors. Ms. Azzopardi is a founding member of the Malta Forum for Internal Auditors, now the IIA Malta Chapter, where she held the posts of Vice Chair and Chair of the mentioned Forum. Ms. Azzopardi is currently the Deputy Chair of the Board of Administrators of the Malta ESG Alliance (MESGA). At an international level Ms. Azzopardi was actively involved on the Executive Committee of the Forum for the Irregular International Network Access (FIINA) and chaired the Interconnect Committee of the Forum. Ms. Azzopardi has presented at several conferences held locally and abroad on internal audit, revenue assurance, fraud and ESG.

EVeNT CPE COMPETENCies

3  Core

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